07 Helping Hands

CHAPTER VII. HELPING HANDS. The firing came to an end. The horses calmed down. The smoky air began to clear. Clara handed Jack and Annie each a canteen. "'Fill these quickly,' she said. "'We have no time to waste.'" Jack's legs felt wobbly as he followed Annie to the creek. They filled their canteens then climbed back into the wagon. "'Keep alert,' said Clara. "'Look for the wounded as they come off the battlefield.'"

第七章 伸出援手 枪声停了下来。马儿们都平静了下来。弥漫着硝烟的空气开始变得澄澈。克拉拉 给杰克和安妮每人递了一个水壶。 “快把这些装满，”她说，“我们没时间可以浪费了。” 杰克跟着安妮往小溪走去的时候，腿还软乎乎的。他们把水壶装满，然后 爬回了马车上。 “保持警惕，”克拉拉说，“留意那些从战场上下来的伤员。”

She snapped the reins. The horses started off again. As they bumped along, Jack looked ahead for wounded soldiers. There! said Annie. She pointed to a man limping toward them and waving his arms. The man looked very young, more like a teenage boy. His uniform was torn and bloody. It wasn't a blue uniform, though. It was gray. Clara pulled the horses to a stop. But he's a Confederate soldier, said Jack. When someone is hurt, you give them a helping hand no matter who they are, said Clara. Her voice got softer. I have seen courage and kindness on both sides of this war. Sometimes things are not as simple as they seem.

她猛地一拉缰绳。马儿们又出发了。马车一路颠簸前行，杰克 望向前方，寻找受伤的士兵。 在那儿！安妮喊道。她指着一个一瘸一拐朝他们走来、不停挥着手的男人。那人看起来 年纪很小，更像个十几岁的男孩。他的制服破破烂烂的，还沾着血。不过那不是蓝色的制服， 而是灰色的。 克拉拉拉住缰绳，让马儿停了下来。 可他是南方邦联的士兵呀，杰克说。 只要有人受伤了，你都该伸手帮一把，不管对方是谁，克拉拉说。她的 声音放得更柔了。这场战争的两边，我都见过勇气和善意。有时候 事情并不像看起来那样非黑即白。

Jack was glad they had stopped to help the soldier. He jumped out of the wagon. Do you need a helping hand? He asked the young man. Thank you, the soldier said softly. Jack helped him into the back of the wagon. The soldier lay down on a pile of blankets and closed his eyes. Jack climbed back onto the seat beside Clara. She snapped the reins and they rode on. They came across more ragged men resting in the shade of an oak tree. These soldiers all wore blue uniforms. Again, Clara stopped the horses.

杰克很高兴他们停下车来帮这个士兵。他跳下了马车。 你需要帮忙吗？他问这个年轻的士兵。 谢谢你。士兵轻声说道。 杰克扶他坐到马车的后座上。士兵躺到一堆毯子上 闭上了眼睛。 杰克爬回克拉拉旁边的座位上。她一抖缰绳，他们继续往前走。他们 遇到了更多衣衫褴褛的人，正靠在一棵橡树的树荫下休息。这些士兵都穿着 蓝色的制服。克拉拉再次拉住了马儿。

See if any of those men need a ride to the hospital," she said to Jack and Annie. Jack glanced at the soldier sleeping in the back of the wagon. Can a Confederate and a Union soldier be together? he asked worriedly. Clara nodded. Sometimes men are simply too sick and tired to be enemies anymore, she said. Sometimes they even know each other. Many families and friendships have been torn apart by this war. Let's go, said Annie, hopping out of the wagon. Jack followed her. They carried their canteens to the men under the oak tree. Hi, said Annie. Does anyone need to go to the hospital?

“去看看那些人有没有需要搭车去医院的，”她对杰克和安妮说。 杰克瞥了一眼睡在马车后座的那个士兵。 邦联士兵和联邦士兵能待在一起吗？他忧心忡忡地问。 克拉拉点了点头。 “有时候人们实在是太难受、太累了，根本没力气再当敌人了，”她说。 有时候他们甚至本来就认识彼此。 这场战争拆散了好多家庭，也撕碎了好多友谊。 “我们走吧，”安妮说着，跳下了马车。 杰克跟在她身后。 他们提着水壶走到橡树下的那些人身边。 “你们好呀，”安妮说。 有没有人需要去医院呀？

Only John, our drummer boy, a soldier said. He's suffering from heat stroke, but we all need some water, miss. Jack saw a young boy lying on the ground. His eyes were closed. Jack, whispered Annie, he looks just like you. The boy did look a lot like Jack, just a few years older. We better get him to Clara's ambulance right away, Annie said. She handed her canteen to one of the tired soldiers. Another soldier lifted the drummer boy to his feet. The boy opened his eyes and mumbled a few words. He tried to walk, but he swayed as if he were about to faint.

“只有约翰，我们的鼓手小男孩，”一个士兵说道。 “他中暑了，不过我们大家都想要点水，小姑娘。” 杰克看见一个小男孩躺在地上。 他的眼睛闭着。 “杰克，”安妮小声说，“他长得和你一模一样哎。” 那个男孩确实长得特别像杰克，就是比杰克大几岁。 “我们最好马上把他送到克拉拉的救护车上，”安妮说。 她把自己的水壶递给了其中一个疲惫的士兵。 另一个士兵把小鼓手扶着站了起来。 男孩睁开眼睛，嘟囔了几句话。 他试着走路，可是身体晃来晃去的，好像马上就要晕倒了。

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